California's 27th senatorial district

California's 27th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Henry Stern of Malibu.

California's 27th State Senate district
Current senator	Henry Stern D–Malibu
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	935,656[1] 717,882[1] 587,906[1]
Demographics	58.17% White 3.03% Black 24.84% Latino 12.47% Asian 0.47% Native American 0.20% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.32% other 0.49[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	598,999[2]
Registration	43.46% Democratic 27.28% Republican 23.45% No party preference

District profile

The district straddles the Los Angeles–Ventura county border and encompasses most of Los Angeles's western suburbs. The district includes the Conejo Valley, parts of the San Fernando Valley, and a slice of the Santa Clarita Valley.

Los Angeles County – 6.3% Agoura Hills Calabasas Hidden Hills Los Angeles – 12.5% Canoga Park Chatsworth Encino Northridge – partial Porter Ranch Reseda Tarzana West Hills Winnetka Woodland Hills Malibu Santa Clarita – 19.8% Topanga Westlake Village

Ventura County – 38.7% Bell Canyon Casa Canejo Moorpark Oak Park Simi Valley Thousand Oaks

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 60.7 – 37.3%
2018	Governor	Newsom 58.7 – 41.3%
	Senator	Feinstein 57.4 – 42.6%
2016	President	Clinton 58.9 – 35.6%
	Senator	Harris 64.6 – 35.4%
2014	Governor	Brown 53.1 – 46.9%
2012	President	Obama 54.5 – 43.2%
	Senator	Feinstein 57.5 – 42.5%

List of senators who have represented the district

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established January 6, 1862
Walter Van Dyke (Eureka)	Union Democratic	January 6, 1862 – December 7, 1863	Elected in 1861. [data missing]	Del Norte, Klamath, Humboldt
	Union
S. P. Wright (Crescent City)	Union	December 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865	Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1863. [data missing]
L. H. Murch (Oakland)	Union	December 4, 1865 – December 4, 1871	Elected in 1865. Re-elected in 1867. [data missing]
	Republican
John J. De Haven (Eureka)	Republican	December 4, 1871 – December 6, 1875	Elected in 1871. [data missing]
Robert McGarvey (Ukiah)	Independent	December 6, 1875 – January 5, 1880	Elected in 1875. [data missing]	Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino
Pierce H. Ryan (Eureka)	Workingmen	January 5, 1880 – January 5, 1885	Elected in 1880. [data missing]
	Democratic
Belden G. Hurlburt (San Francisco)	Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Elected in 1884. [data missing]	San Francisco
Thomas J. Clunie (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889	Elected in 1886. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
John E. Hamill (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1888. [data missing]
Guy C. Earl (Oakland)	Republican	January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897	Elected in 1892. [data missing]	Alameda
Frederick S. Stratton (Oakland)	Republican	January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901	Elected in 1896. [data missing]
George R. Lukens (Oakland)	Republican	January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905	Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 15th district.
Eli Wright (San Jose)	Republican	January 2, 1905 – February 27, 1905	Elected in 1904. Expelled for accepting bribes.	Santa Clara
Vacant		February 27, 1905 – January 7, 1907
George S. Walker (San Jose)	Republican	January 7, 1907 – January 6, 1913	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data missing]
Frank H. Benson (San Jose)	Republican	January 6, 1913 – January 3, 1921	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1916. [data missing]
A. E. Osborne (Los Gatos)	Republican	January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925	Elected in 1920. [data missing]
Sanborn Young (Los Gatos)	Republican	January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1928. [data missing]
Charles King (Hanford)	Democratic	January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937	Elected in 1932. [data missing]	Kings
Robert R. Cunningham (Hanford)	Democratic	January 4, 1937 – January 5, 1953	Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. [data missing]
Robert I. Montgomery (Hanford)	Democratic	January 5, 1953 – January 2, 1961	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1956. [data missing]
Robert D. Williams (Armona)	Democratic	January 2, 1961 – January 2, 1967	Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964. [data missing]
George E. Danielson (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 2, 1967 – January 12, 1971	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Resigned to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.	Los Angeles
Vacant		January 12, 1971 – July 29, 1971
David Roberti (Los Angeles)	Democratic	July 29, 1971 – November 30, 1976	Elected to finish Danielson's term. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Robert G. Beverly (Manhattan Beach)	Republican	December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1984	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 29th district.
Bill Greene (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1992	Redistricted from the 29th district and re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1988. Retired.
Robert G. Beverly (Manhattan Beach)	Republican	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996	Redistricted from the 29th district and re-elected in 1992. Retired due to term limits.
Betty Karnette (Long Beach)	Democratic	December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 2000. Retired to run for State Assembly.
Alan Lowenthal (Long Beach)	Democratic	December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012	Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2008. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Fran Pavley (Agoura Hills)	Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016	Redistricted to the 23rd district and re-elected in 2012. Retired due to term limits.	Los Angeles, Ventura
Henry Stern (Malibu)	Democratic	December 5, 2016 – present	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2024.

Election results

Contents

• 1992
• 1996
• 2000
• 2004
• 2008
• 2012
• 2016
• 2020

2020

California State Senate election, 2020

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Stern	158,184	63.8
	Republican	Houman Salem	89,646	36.2
Total votes			247,830	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Henry Stern	284,797	60.2
	Republican	Houman Salem	188,421	39.8
Total votes			473,218	100.0

2016

California State Senate election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Fazio	77,770	37.1
	Democratic	Henry Stern	57,189	27.3
	Democratic	Janice Kamenir-Reznik	40,250	19.2
	Democratic	David Pollock	15,359	7.3
	Democratic	Shawn Bayliss	12,757	6.1
	Democratic	George Christopher Thomas	6,143	2.9
Total votes			209,468	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Henry Stern	218,655	55.9
	Republican	Steve Fazio	172,827	44.1
Total votes			377,256	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Senate elections, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Zink	68,384	51.1
	Democratic	Fran Pavley (incumbent)	65,552	48.9
Total votes			133,936	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Fran Pavley (incumbent)	197,757	53.6
	Republican	Todd Zink	171,438	46.4
Total votes			369,195	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

California State Senate election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal (incumbent)	171,668	67.34
	Republican	Allen Wood	83,268	32.66
Total votes			254,936	100.00
Turnout				67.36
	Democratic hold

2004

California State Senate election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal	150,289	63.25
	Republican	Cesar Navarro Castellanos	87,319	36.75
Total votes			237,608	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

California State Senate election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betty Karnette (incumbent)	157,577	60.90
	Republican	Marilyn Lyon	101,170	39.10
Invalid or blank votes			23,113	8.20
Total votes			281,860	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

California State Senate election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betty Karnette	126,562	51.41
	Republican	Phil Hawkins	119,641	48.59
Invalid or blank votes			19,200	7.23
Total votes			265,403	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

1992

California State Senate election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert G. Beverly (incumbent)	129,010	47.29
	Democratic	Brian Finander	123,956	45.44
	Libertarian	David J. Rosen	10,828	3.97
	Peace and Freedom	Patrick McCoy	8,999	3.30
Invalid or blank votes			29,687	9.81
Total votes			302,480	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• California State Senate
• California State Senate districts
• Districts in California